Food Pairing

Handpicked fruit and aged in French oak for one year, this is a smooth blend of classic Bordeaux varieties with Merlot to the fore. Damson plums and blackcurrants are supported by a cedar spice nose and supple tannins.

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2016

ABV

15

Code

11018

Style

Red

Intensity

Light bodied

Full bodied

Acidity

Low

High

Style

Dry

Sweet

Stephane Dupuch

The renown of Château Sainte-Marie goes back several centuries, when the owner used to supply the Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (one of the most ancient abbeys in France, located just 4 km from the Château).

Set right in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region, this magnificent estate is located in an excellent geographical position. The south-facing vineyard stretches over two very sunny hilltops which are among the highest points in the Gironde region. Old vines with low yields, including a one hundred-year-old parcel of Semillon, guarantee top quality production.

The Dupuch family believe that wine is a history of time, from the planting of the vines, through every year's harvest, to the time needed to make the wine, and allow it to develop, to grow in the barrels. In industrial production, many things can be done to speed up and regularise the process, but at Chateau Sainte Marie, they believe the most important virtue is patience

"From a classic blend of Merlot, Cabernet and Petit Verdot, this is a supple, ripe wine with lightly spicy blackcurrant and cassis."

John Wilson, The Irish Times

"Warm and ripe, this is a delicious, structured wine from a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot from Stéphane Dupuch. It has fine tannins that give a spicy character aided by 14 months in French oak as well as bold black fruits that are developing well. The acidity at the end adds the freshness. Drink from 2019."

Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

"Concentrated in colour and purpose. This has a frank and open nose, is replete with dark cassis fruits, liquorice, a flush of heat on the rustic but hearty finish. Enjoyable, with a touch of spice from the 5% Petit Verdot. Drink now-2018"

Jane Anson, Decanter Magazine

Chateau Sainte-Marie

The abundant variety of terroirs provides scope for selection that is worthy of very great wines. Our quest to enhance this variety led us to search beyond the geographical boundaries of the estate for satellite plots several kilometres apart. Thanks to thorough geological characterisation of candidate plots, we have succeeded in combining plots with complementary soil types: